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[Venom Begins to Manifest Its Power]

Forseti didn't speak, instead rushing forward once more to engage the long-toothed Frost Giant in combat.

However, his opponent's strength was truly exceptional, excelling in power, reaction speed, combat skills, and especially defensive prowess.

Thankfully, the Frost Giant relied solely on his dual daggers for attacks; otherwise, the battle would have been even more challenging.

After exchanging blows dozens of times, Forseti still couldn't find an opening against the toothed Frost Giant.

Considering his opponent's resilience, Forseti decided to test the Venom's power against him.

Stepping back a few paces, Forseti reached for his waist, opening the silver, round box containing Venom.

A golden light flashed as Venom emerged from the box, spreading throughout Forseti's body.

Instantly, Forseti's form underwent a rapid transformation. Aside from the magic floating cloak on his back and the Sword of Rivendell in his grip, his entire body was now wrapped in a pale golden layer.

This golden sheath became his new skin, simultaneously increasing his size dramatically, presenting an exaggerated muscular physique.

Originally standing nearly two meters tall, which was quite imposing among Asgardians, Forseti's fusion with Venom expanded his stature to almost three meters, towering over the long-toothed Frost Giant with a condescending presence.

Observing this, the long-toothed Frost Giant hesitated, stepping back involuntarily.

Feeling the surge of physical power, Forseti smirked, gripping the Sword of Rivendell with both hands and thrusting it forward.

The Frost Giant with long teeth dodged, but the Sword of Rivendell cleaved through the ground regardless.

"Boom!"

Holy light radiated as a deep gash tore through the earth.

The Frost Giant retaliated, thrusting his ice-blue daggers at Forseti's arm.

Upon contact, the daggers released a chilling aura, enveloping Forseti in an ice-blue halo.

Forseti instinctively tried to summon his flame power, but then remembered he couldn't do so while using Venom's abilities.

Yet, he realized he didn't need to conjure flame energy to counteract the daggers' icy chill.

Venom chimed in excitedly, "Thrilling!"

Venom, averse to heat and fire, naturally enjoyed the cold, finding the Frost Giant's dagger's frostbite effect more invigorating than harmful, akin to a refreshing winter swim.

The flesh wounds inflicted by the daggers were trivial to Venom; upon withdrawal, they healed instantaneously.

The long-toothed Frost Giant grew apprehensive.

Forseti launched into the air, delivering a decisive kick that sent the Frost Giant hurtling.

"Boom!"

The Frost Giant collided with a boulder, causing it to shatter into ice shards.

Forseti advanced once more, swinging the Sword of Rivendell.

"Crack!"

The Frost Giant evaded, but not before the holy light from the Sword of Rivendell breached his shoulder armor, causing him to grimace from the blade's penetration.

Undeterred, Forseti struck again, intensifying the brilliance of Rivendell's blade.

Sword of Justice!

The Frost Giant raised his dual daggers in defense, but could not withstand the Sword of Justice's overwhelming force, staggering back several steps under its impact.

As Forseti prepared for another strike, the Frost Giant, still dizzy from the last blow, collapsed to the ground, narrowly avoiding another fatal blow.

Yet, Forseti planted his sword firmly into the ground.

Sword of Justice!

Erupting from the earth, the Sword of Justice caught the Frost Giant off guard, eliciting a scream of agony.

Unable to muster the will to fight any longer, the Frost Giant scrambled to his feet and fled.

Forseti refrained from using his magic floating cloak, relying instead on his enhanced physical prowess to pursue the heavily armored, injured Frost Giant.

Despite the Frost Giant's desperate sprint, burdened by his armor and wounds, he could not escape Forseti's pursuit.

Exerting maximum effort, the Frost Giant's speed increased marginally.

"Give this a try!" Venom's voice echoed.

Forseti's skin rippled momentarily, before several tendrils shot forth like arrows, ensnaring the fleeing Frost Giant.

The Frost Giant slashed at the tendrils with his daggers, severing a few, but more ensnared him, drastically reducing his speed.

In no time, Forseti closed the distance, the Sword of Rivendell gleaming with holy light as it swung down once more.

The Frost Giant shrieked as the sword slashed through him, the pain of the strike compounded by the Sword of Justice's punishing force, leaving him writhing on the ground, unable to rise.

"Finished."

Forseti gripped the sword with both hands, plunging Rivendell into the Frost Giant's face.

"Crack!"

As ice shards flew, Rivendell pierced through the Frost Giant's skull, embedding itself in the ground.

"How was that? I told you I'm quite effective," Venom remarked.

Forseti: "Though the holy light consumption has increased."

"I still have plenty of Light," Venom reassured, "or we could devour this Frost Giant's corpse to quickly replenish our energy."

"No!" Forseti responded promptly.

"Why not?" Venom questioned, perplexed. "Judging by his appearance, he seems quite delectable. Brain, lungs, liver, spleen...there's so much to choose from."

"..." Forseti fell silent for a moment. "I don't consume sentient beings, and if you suggest otherwise, I'll subject you to the flames."

Venom promptly fell silent.

Forseti dealt with the long-toothed Frost Giant's remains before turning his attention to the other Frost Giants.

The most formidable among them, a bald elder, was engaged with Hela, leaving the rest ill-equipped to contend with Forseti's current strength.

Thus, the battlefield saw a towering figure, cloaked in gold and wielding a mighty sword, moving swiftly amidst the fray.

"You may not eat people, but that's not something I share." Venom's voice echoed once more, as tendrils reached out, pointing towards the Frost Giant cavalry's polar bear.

Forseti paused briefly. "Feast on it yourself, just don't let me catch a whiff."

"No problem." Venom sounded excited.

Forseti then charged towards the Frost Giant cavalry's Ice Bear, dispatching them swiftly. Venom's tendrils emerged again, seizing the bear's head as Venom devoured it.

"Might you reconsider?" Venom inquired mid-bite.

Forseti began to reply, but noticed Venom's feeding revitalized him, replenishing his energy from the recent battle's exertions and hastening his recovery of Holy Light.

After a while, Venom finished, leaving no trace of the bear save a trail of blood.

Forseti sensed his renewed vigor, fully refreshed as Holy Light surged back into him.